Korean yen (early period)

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The Korean yen (early period) was the Japanese-era currency that continued in circulation in southern Korea under the United States Army Military Government immediately after World War II, before being replaced by the South Korean won.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fiat currency
historical currency
continuedFrom Korean yen
countryAfterSuccession South Korea
currencyOf Southern Korea
surface form: southern Korea
denominationName yen
follows Korean yen (early period) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Korean yen (Japanese colonial period)
historicalContext post-World War II military occupation of Korea
historicalPeriod immediately after World War II
legalTender southern Korea
linkedTo Japanese yen (historically)
monetaryAuthority United States Army Military Government in Korea
precededBy Korean yen (early period) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Korean yen (Japanese colonial period)
reasonForReplacement introduction of national currency of South Korea
region Korean Peninsula
replacedBy South Korean won
status obsolete currency
successorCurrency South Korean won
typeOf occupation currency
usedAfter Japanese rule in Korea
usedBy residents of southern Korea
usedDuring United States Army Military Government in Korea
surface form: United States military occupation of southern Korea
usedIn Korean Peninsula
surface form: Korea

Southern Korea
surface form: southern Korea
usedUnder United States Army Military Government in Korea

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Korean yen (early period) follows Korean yen (early period) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Korean yen (Japanese colonial period)
Korean yen (early period) precededBy Korean yen (early period) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Korean yen (Japanese colonial period)
Government-General of Korea currency Korean yen (early period)
this entity surface form: Korean yen